Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This 6,000 page reference center is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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The Cold Crush Brothers (1978- )
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Searching for John Grider, an African American Bear Flag Veteran
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Kwame Raoul (1964- )
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Indian Severalty (The Dawes and Curtis Acts) and Black Indian Freedmen

Explore Global African History

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Eduardo Chivambo Mondlane (1920-1969)
Abuja, Nigeria
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Abuja, Nigeria (1991- )
Festus Okotie-Eboh
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Festus Samuel Okotie-Eboh (1912-1966)
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Raphaël Élizé (1891-1945)

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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African Cowboys on the Argentine Pampas: Their Disappearance from the Historical Record
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The Blood of Entertainers: The Life and Times of Jimi Hendrix’s Paternal Grandparents
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Garveyism Looks Toward the Pacific: The UNIA and Black Workers in the American West
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The Tie Breaker Ruling in Perspective: A Plaintiff Looks Back on the Historic U.S. Supreme Court Decision of 2007

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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